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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Google Team Alert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agent_victor@gala.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 15:37:54 +0100
Subject: Alert: Happy 12th Anniversary ... Google.com 2010 Award to Googlers

Google Corporation®
Belgrave Road
46 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9TB
United Kingdom
 
GOOGLE GROUP HAPPY 12th ANNIVERSARY
 
Google.com 2010 12th year Anniversary promotion! (Your email just won) This E-mail is to inform you that you emerged a winner of J460,000 GBP. In our online Google.com  Funds to users of the search engine draws inline with our 12th year Anniversary as the year just began.
 
YOUR WINNING DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOW:
Computer Generated Profile Numbers (GBD): GCB/12-12GH/L Ticket number: GBD 02340WIN Serial numbers: / BTD/11111101/11 Lucky numbers: 01-01-10-10-12-01(12)
Send your Name, Age,Current Job/Occupation, Location, phone number that can receive sms/text messages for verification code confirmation and winning details stated above to the Processing agents below avoid unnecessary delay and complications.
 
*******************************************************************
 
Mrs Judith Reeves (GoogleUS):
Phone: +12129139814  ( FOR U.S.A and CANADA CITIZENS ONLY)
*******************************************************************
Google Corporate®
Agent Victor Wright (Manager) (GoogleUK) (FOR OTHER COUNTRIES)
Google funds claim processing agent,
Email: agent_victor@gala.net
*******************************************************************
 
*******************************************************************
We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. And also remember that …
"SERVICE TO HUMANITY, IS THE BEST WORK OF LIFE" …
 
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Google Board Commission.
©2010 Google Corporation®
Thank you for using www.google.com
*******************************************************************
You are receiving this message because you are using/registered to one of the Google.com affiliates or affiliated sites on the internet.
Add agent_victor@gala.net to your contact list so you can always receive newsletter from Google.com to your email. (OPTIONAL)
 
Affiliates of Google.com are www.gmail.com, www.gala.net, googleadsense.com, googleadword.com, googleceo.com, googleearth.com, googledesktop.com, googlesketch.com, googlechrome.com
 
 
This email and any attachments to it contain information that is
confidential and may be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the
intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please
note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication
or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited and may be
unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please return it to
the sender and delete the email from your records.
 
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Google Board Commission.
©2010 Google Corporation®
 

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